And also today (3-May-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Dell to recall Inspiron 5000s Dell is to recall over 280,000 notebook batteries. The Inspiron 5000 and 5000(e) models are affected. ...more

Dell formalises name change

Dell has formalised its change of company name - dropping 'Computer' from the title. At an annual shareholders' meeting, the decision to move to simply Dell Inc. has been approved. ...more

Canon snaps in style with trendy digicam

Canon's latest IXUS goes for a broad appeal with a wide range of colours including pink. The i7 is a 7.1 megapixel camera incorporating a 2. ...more

Big blue is in the black

IBM has proved immune to the current IT malaise by reporting a quarterly increase in net income of 15 per cent and a revenue increase of 9 per cent. But it's not the desktop segment that's driving the success. The headline figures are that IBM has announced diluted earnings per share of $0. ...more

PC Pro correction: Hard Disk Reliability & Service

A mistake in the calculation of the hard disks category of the PC Pro Reliability & Service survey means that we printed incorrect results for two companies: Seagate and Western Digital. In fact, Seagate should have scored six stars for reliability and Western Digital should have scored five stars. Seagate now shares the Hard Disk award with Samsung, while Western Digital picks up a Highly Commended award. ...more